Trinity College’s live GAA Twitter commentary is absolutely brilliant

This is how you bring a game to life.

Trinity College Dublin squared off against Maynooth University in the Inter-varsities Junior Championship on Friday and whoever was running their Twitter account for the game was in stellar form. The account began the coverage with an injury update, with a bit of a twist. https://twitter.com/TCDGAA/status/656169421648601088 Then came the team news, and it was clear that more research should have been done on the starting XV. https://twitter.com/TCDGAA/status/656169740075991040 We were then blessed with some tactical analysis. https://twitter.com/TCDGAA/status/656170394773278720 This was followed by the first mention of Will Freeley's legs. (We'll get back to them in due course.) https://twitter.com/TCDGAA/status/656173802167123968 Then we received the obligatory player's background information. https://twitter.com/TCDGAA/status/656177835044950016 Willy Freeley's legs suddenly became the focal point of the match. https://twitter.com/TCDGAA/status/656178785004474368 https://twitter.com/TCDGAA/status/656179752504545280 The importance of the manager's guidance was then highlighted. https://twitter.com/TCDGAA/status/656181293059842048 It became apparent that there might have been some flukey play earlier on. https://twitter.com/TCDGAA/status/656186678781067264 Proof that the players were listening to their manager. https://twitter.com/TCDGAA/status/656187575410016256 The glass half-full approach to misses. https://twitter.com/TCDGAA/status/656192605370384384 Then the final whistle blew. https://twitter.com/TCDGAA/status/656193015309074432